Marc Francis Brocato, 75, and his wife Priscilla Brocato, 66, were found dead inside their Eastwood Drive home in Amite City after a welfare check on April 3, 2025. Their deaths are believed to have occurred on either March 31 or April 1 and were later determined to be homicides after autopsies.

The couple’s 34-year-old son, Joshua Brocato, became the immediate focus of the investigation and an arrest warrant for two counts of first-degree murder was issued for him. A white Ford E-150 van registered to the family was reported missing and located by Los Angeles County deputies on April 4. Joshua was arrested in the van and found with body armor and several loaded firearms, including an assault rifle.

Joshua faced separate firearms charges in California, waived extradition, and was returned to Tangipahoa Parish, where he was booked on April 17, 2025, on two counts of first-degree murder plus additional drug and weapons charges. The motive for the killings has not been stated.

Did anyone in Amite City know the Brocato family or have information about the days leading up to those deaths?